diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/cosmos-genesis/files/faucet-helper.sh b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/cosmos-genesis/files/faucet-helper.sh
index db80d35b33cb..e7c370e3a95d 100755
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/cosmos-genesis/files/faucet-helper.sh
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/cosmos-genesis/files/faucet-helper.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ while [[ ${#rpcAddrs[@]} -gt 0 ]]; do
       txfile="/tmp/faucet.$$.json"
       trap 'rm -f "$txfile"' EXIT
       echo "$body0" | jq ".body.messages += $msg1" > "$txfile"
-      $TX sign "$txfile" | $TX broadcast --broadcast-mode=block - | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q '^code: 0'
-      exit $? 
+      if $TX sign "$txfile" | $TX broadcast --broadcast-mode=block - | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q '^code: 0'; then
+        status=0
+      else
+        status=$?
+        echo "Failed to append $msg1" 1>&2
+        echo "to $body0" 1>&2
+      fi
+      exit $status
       ;;
     gift)
       ADDR=$1